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Kenya: Four Killed in Nakuru House Fire
[Nation] A police officer is mourning the death of her three children, after a fire razed down her house in the Florex area, in Nakuru Town East.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tanzania: Pay Rise, Promotions Top the List of Workers' Expectations
[Citizen] Dar es Salaam -- Trade unions yesterday listed a broad range of what they expect from President Samia Suluhu Hassan as they mark International Workers' Day today.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Kenya: My Mother Has Been Bedridden for a While Now - Jalang'o
[Nairobi News] Media personality Felix Odiwuor alias Jalang'o on Thursday revealed that his mother has been ailing for a while now.
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Source: allAfrica.com
70-Year-Old Earns Ph.D. In Political Science From Howard University, The School He Wanted To Attend 'All My Life' - Blavity
A 70-year-old has proven dreams don't have an age limit after graduating from Howard University with a Ph.D. in political science.  Joseph M. Grant, who's been studying American government and Black politics, completed his life-long ambition to earn an education at an HBCU this graduation
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Source: Blavity News
Malawi: Blantyre Water Board Cuts Off Water At Malawi Govt Offices Over Unpaid Bill
[Nyasa Times] Civil Servants buys water in buckets for toilet use
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Source: allAfrica.com
Liberia: Bethel Founding Father Arrives in Liberia Next Week
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Founding Father of Bethel Full Gospel Church Apostle Natt Friday arrives in the country next week, following dispute arising within the church.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Govt Fails to Issue IDs As Priority Shifts to High School Students
[New Zimbabwe] Home Affairs Minister Kazembe Kazembe has conceded government was still failing to issue national identity cards despite the Central Registry offices now being operational.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Egypt: 26 Ships Handled At Damietta Port
[Egypt Online] Twenty-six container and cargo ships have arrived at Damietta Port over the past 24 hours.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Uganda: Fans Mourn Ugandan Music Star Sammy Kasule
[Nation] Fans and counterparts of veteran Ugandan musician Sammy Kasule are still in mourning following his death on Tuesday evening in Amsterdam, Holland. The mercurial guitarist and composer was on transit from Kampala to Sweden when he collapsed and died at the Amsterdam Airport.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Egypt: Sisi Greets Pope Tawadros On Easter
[Egypt Online] President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on Saturday 01/05/2021 sent a cable to Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese to greet him on Easter.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Algeria: June 12 Legislative Election - President Tebboune Urges Setting Up of Health Prevention Plan
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- President of the Republic, chairing a Council of Ministers meeting on Sunday urged the "settig up of a health preventive plan" with a view to the holding of the legislative election of June 12th.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: British Govt Pledges Support for Effective Waste Management in Nigeria
[Leadership] The British Government has pledged continued support for effective waste management in Nigeria.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: 7-Day Mandatory Quarantine for Incoming Passengers and Continued Class Suspension From May 3 to 16
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The National Committee to Combat the Coronavirus, on Wednesday, decided more measures to stem the COVID-19 spread for the period from May 3 to 16.
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Source: allAfrica.com
South Africa: SAFA On Media Speculation of New Bafana Bafana Coach
[SAFA] Firstly, it was Carlos Queiroz then Pitso Mosimane and most recently AmaZulu coach Benni McCarthy.
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Tunisia: Over 14,000 Covid-19 Vaccines Administered May 1
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 14,073 COVID-19 vaccines were administered last Saturday, bringing the total number of vaccines since the start of the vaccination campaign on March 13 to 400,364.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Rwanda: Covid-19 - Curfew to Begin at 10pm, Gyms to Reopen
[New Times] A cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday, May 5, among other decisions, resolved that effective Thursday, May 6, nighttime curfew will begin at 10 pm through 4 a.m.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Covid-19 - Nigeria Bans Flight From Brazil, India, Turkey
[Leadership] The Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 has banned incoming flights from Brazil, India and Turkey, noting that anyone who has been in these three countries within 14 days of their intended arrival date in Nigeria will be banned from entering the country.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Namibia: Ar Wants Police Station for DRC
[Namibian] AFFIRMATIVE Repositioning (AR) Swakopmund has approached the office of the Erongo region's police commander, commissioner Andreas Nelumbu, requesting that a satellite police station is set up at the DRC informal settlement.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Number of Fatalities and Infections Up in Sousse
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Four COVID-19 fatalities and 57 infections from 274 conducted tests, were reported in Sousse governorate in the past 24 hours.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Ghana: Gomoa East Assembly Appeals for Municipal Status
[Ghanaian Times] Potsin -- The Gomoa East District Assembly in the Central Region with its capital at Potsin is seeking municipal status to benefit from the Ghana Secondary City Support Projects (GSCSP).
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Source: allAfrica.com
Egypt: Sisi's Spouse - Workers 'Basic Pillar' for Better Future
[Egypt Online] Intissar El Sisi, spouse of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, greeted on Saturday 1/5/2021 the Egyptian workers, saying that they are main pillar for achieving better future.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Africa: Beach Soccer Afcon, Senegal 2021 - Seychelles Qualify After Madagascar Withdrawal
[CAF] Madagascar has officially withdrawn from qualifying for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations scheduled for Senegal from May 23 to 30, 2021.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Nigeria: Date, Venue Picked for Nigeria Basketball Federation Election
[Premium Times] The elections will be held in Benin and will be chaired by Lanre Glover.
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Namibia: Karibib Quarry Strike Enters Third Week
[Namibian] SALARY negotiations between Best Cheers Investment Namibia (Pty) Ltd marble and granite cutting and processing company and the Mineworkers Union of Namibia (MUN) have not yielded any agreement two weeks since they commenced.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Tunisia: Coronavirus - 60 Deaths and 1,009 More Infections Recorded May 1 - Ministry
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Ministry of Health, Sunday, reported 1009 new coronavirus infections and 60 additional deaths recorded on May 1. The total number of deaths, since the beginning of the pandemic in Tunisia (March 2020), has risen to 10,868.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Zimbabwe: Dairibord Foreign Currency Sales Up 123 Percent
[New Zimbabwe] Listed dairy products and milk processor, Dairibord Zimbabwe Limited's (DZL) registered foreign currency sales increased 123 % on the strength of regulatory directives by the central bank which allowed the use of foreign currency for local transactions.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Mozambique: Another Day Without a Covid-19 Death
[AIM] Maputo -- The Mozambican health authorities reported no deaths from the Covid-19 respiratory disease on Wednesday.
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Africa: Us and South Africa Agree to Cooperate On Mozambique Insurgency and Expand Covid-19 Vaccine Production
[Daily Maverick] International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken have agreed on the need for the US and South Africa to cooperate in addressing the Islamist insurgency in Mozambique's northernmost province of Cabo Delgado.
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Source: allAfrica.com
Congo-Kinshasa: Lack of Funds Will Force Aid Cuts to DRC, UN Official Says
[VOA] Geneva -- A U.N. official says a funding shortage means humanitarian aid will have to be cut for many of the nearly 10 million people in Democratic Republic of Congo facing multiple crises because of lack of money.
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Tunisia: Almost Unanimous Agreement On PM Asking Parliament to Allow Him to Goven By Decrees -Oussama Khelifi
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Head of the parliamentary bloc of Qalb Tounes (30 MPs) Oussama Khelifi said Wednesday there is an almost unanimous agreement with his party's partners in the ruling coalition on the need for PM Hichem Mechichi to ask parliament to allow him to govern by
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